Nowadays it is very convenient to share videos, music, and images with friends through internet, and it is easy to store various data with USB stick or cloud storage, but it doesn't mean it is a thing of the past to burn files to CD/DVD discs. CD/DVD is a securer way to store our valuable data when compared with the internet-based storage, and also, blank disc is dirt cheap so it is a good choice for many people. To burn audios/videos or files to CD/DVD, a good CD/DVD burner is necessary. There are many CD/DVD burners available in the market so it would be hard to find the best one. Here we have made a list of top 10 best CD/DVD burners for Windows or Mac for you to make a choice. Some of them are free, easy-to-use, or powerful enough, so just read on to find the one you want most.

1. DVDFab DVD Creator

DVDFab DVD Creator is a high-end DVD burner/movie maker that can make standard DVD disc/folder/ISO file from various video formats like MKV, MP4, AVI, 3GP and more. Whether the video you download from video websites or you record by yourself can all be burned to DVD with DVDFab DVD Creator. One of the great features of this DVD Creator software is that it enables you to customize your own DVD menu with the built-in menu templates and small gadgets, which can make your self-made DVD smart and beautiful.

Though so many advanced features are contained in DVDFab DVD Creator, this DVD burner still features a clean and intuitive interface, which makes it easy to use even for novice users. And only a few mouse clicks are needed in the whole burning process. DVDFab DVD Creator also is known as one of the speediest DVD burners, and with the newest hardware acceleration technology, it can burn video to DVD with only a few minutes either on Windows or Mac.

If you want to how to make your own DVD, just follow the simple steps:

Step 1

Initiate DVDFab 13 and choose the DVD Creator mode. You can add your video by clicking the Add button on the main interface or by dragging and dropping it onto the main screen.

Step 2

Once you have imported the video, access Advanced Settings to specify your desired output size and quality. Take advantage of Menu Settings to tailor and personalize your menu options.

Best CD/DVD Burners: DVDFab DVD Creator

Step 3

Choose the destination folder in the Save to section, then press the Start button to initiate the DVD creation. You will receive comprehensive updates on the progress of the DVD creation from this DVD Creator tool.

Best CD/DVD Burners: DVDFab DVD Creator

2. CDBurnerXP

CDBurnerXP is a free CD and DVD burning software for Windows 10 program to burn all kinds of discs including CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-rays. It can burn any data on CD/DVD, and create MP3 CDs and bootable discs. It can also copy data disc but cannot bypass possible copy-protection. CDBurnerXP is a good CD burner to burn Audio-CDs. It can create Audio-CDs from MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, WMA, APE, MPC, WV and ALAC. There is an integrated audio player in CDBurnerXP, so you can use it to playback audio files. Its ISO features allow it to create ISO files and burn ISO files to disc.

With a neat and multilingual interface, it is user-friendly for novice users. But it only supports Windows system.

:2. CDBurnerXP

3. Express Burn

Express Burn is a versatile CD DVD burner to burn Audio CD, Video DVD and write Data CD/DVD. For audio CD recording, it can create MP3 CDs and also Audio CDs from a wide range of audio formats. For DVD burning, it can burn various video formats to DVD disc and it offers template menu for DVD authoring. For Data CD/DVD writing, it can burn data discs as ISO/Joliet, UDF or Hybrid and record ISO images to disc.

Express Burn has a free version, but the free version can only burn normal CDs. The good news is that this burner is available both for Windows and Mac.

:3. Express Burn

4. ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a 100% free CD/DVD burning application to burn CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray images with ease. It can build audio CDs from a variety types of formats, including AAC, APE, FLAC, M4A and more. It can be used to create DVD Video disc from a VIDEO_TS folder and build HD DVD Video disc from a HVDVD_TS folder. This CD/DVD burner can make images from files or discs and write an image file to a disc. A wide range of image file formats including ISO, BIN, CCD, CUE etc. are supported by it. ImgBurn works only on Windows OS.

:4. ImgBurn

5. BurnAware Free

BurnAware Free is a beautiful and free CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc burner for windows. There is a step-by-step procedure for your burning projects in BurnAware, so it is easy to burn AVI to DVD for people who use the software the first time. With BurnAware, you can burn and create MP3/Audio CD, Data DVD, DVD-Video disc and ISO/CUE/BIN images. It enables you to copy discs to ISO images but it has nothing to do with those protected discs.

All the basic burning functions are included in BurnAware Free, and also with the clean and pretty interface, it is a good choice if you need a simple program to do only burning job. But remember it only has Windows version.

:5. BurnAware Free

6. InfraRecorder

InfraRecorder is also a free burning program that has been known by people for a long time. It contains all the common features that a good CD DVD burner is supposed to have. With InfraRecorder, you can create audio CDs and video DVDs, burn data disc, create bootable discs and create images from files/discs. And you can also use it to copy unprotected discs. It doesn't support HD-DVD like CDBurnerXP and lacks some advanced features. And its interface is not as nice as other burners like DVDFab DVD Creator, BurnAware Free, etc. But overall it still is a solid windows program that deserves your attention.

:6. InfraRecorder

7. Free Easy CD DVD Burner

Just as its name implies, this CD DVD burner is free and easy to use. It supports drag and drop operation which makes the burning easier for novices or professionals. Same with most burning software programs, it can create data and video discs as well as audio CDs. You can burn your files to CD/DVD for backup or burn videos to DVD for playback on DVD players. It also contains the feature of copying CD/DVD discs (not available for encrypted disc). In addition to burning audio CDs from WAV, WMA, MP3 and more, it also can rip the tracks from an audio CD. It is only available for Windows system.

:7. Free Easy CD DVD Burner

8. Free Audio CD Burner

If you only want a simple program to burn audio CDs that can be played on CD player, you should have a look at Free Audio CD Burner. It only supports the writing of CDs, but it can decode audio formats like MP3, WAV and more in real time to save time and hard drive space. The simple function makes its interface extremely simple, so you wouldn't be abstracted by other additional options and can create an audio CD without any hassle. Free Audio CD Burner has to work with Windows burning engine. It is clearly free and contains no spyware or adware, so please safe to install it.

:8. Free Audio CD Burner

9. Nero Burning ROM

Nero Burning ROMis the burning engine that can burn and create longer-lasting discs with SecurDisc, the technology to secure your disc with digital signatures, password protection and encryption. It can burn high quality CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs as one of the popular DVD and Blu-ray burning software. It would be a good tool for music lovers, for it can be used to rip audio CDs and convert music files. It also has the ability to record recorders (up to 32) and create a carbon copy of your data. It is only can be used on Windows system.

:9. Nero Burning ROM

10. Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning

Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning is a CD DVD burner with advanced editing feature. Basically, it allows you to back up media and data files to CDs/DVDs, create slide shows from photos to play back on DVD player, create music CD mixes, and burn video DVDs. It also contains some advanced features for you to deal with your photos and edit your music before doing a burning job. It is a windows CD DVD burner software.

:10. Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning

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